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Caves of Qud

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4/5

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Caves of Qud
Description
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth? NOTICE: a complete de...
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Roguelike
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Story Rich, Exploration, Turn-Based, show 9 more... Science, Pixel Graphics, Open World, Difficult, Roguelike, Procedural Generation, Post-apocalyptic, LGBTQ+, Perma Death
Critics reviews
100 %
Recommend
Eurogamer
5/5
PC Gamer
94/100
Metro GameCentral
4.5/5
User reviews

4/5

( 120 Reviews )

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120 Reviews

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Product details
2015, Freehold Games, ...
System requirements
Windows Windows 10, 1GHz or faster. SSE2 instruction set support., 4 GB RAM, DX10, DX11, DX12 capabl...
DLCs
Caves of Qud Soundtrack, Caves of Qud Pet's Pack
Time to beat
43 hMain
70.5 h Main + Sides
503 h Completionist
90 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Description
Caves of Qud is a science fantasy roguelike epic steeped in retrofuturism, deep simulation, and swathes of sentient plants. Come inhabit an exotic world and chisel through layers of thousand-year-old civilizations. Decide: is it a dying earth, or is it on the verge of rebirth?

NOTICE: a complete development roadmap can be accessed here.

Who are you?

Play the role of a mutant indigenous to the salt-spangled dunes and jungles of Qud, or play a pure-strain descendant from one of the few remaining eco-domes—the toxic arboreta of Ekuemekiyye, the Holy City; the ice-sheathed arcology of Ibul; or the crustal mortars of Yawningmoon.

You arrive at the oasis-hamlet of Joppa, along the far rim of Moghra'yi, the Great Salt Desert. All around you, moisture farmers tend to groves of viridian watervine. There are huts wrought from rock salt and brinestalk. On the horizon, Qud's jungles strangle chrome steeples and rusted archways to the earth. Further and beyond, the fabled Spindle rises above the fray and pierces the cloud-ribboned sky.

You clutch your rifle, or your vibroblade, or your tattered scroll, or your poisonous stinger, or your hypnotized goat. You approach a watervine farmer—he lifts the brim of his straw hat and says, "Live and drink, friend."

What can you do?

Anything and everything. Caves of Qud is a deeply simulated, biologically diverse, richly cultured world.
  • Assemble your character from over 70 mutations and defects and 24 castes and kits—outfit yourself with wings, two heads, quills, four arms, flaming hands, or the power to clone yourself—it's all the character diversity you could want.
  • Explore procedurally-generated regions with some familiar locations—each world is nearly 1 million maps large.
  • Dig through everything—don't like the wall blocking your way? Dig through it with a pickaxe, or eat through it with your corrosive gas mutation, or melt it to lava. Yes, every wall has a melting point.
  • Hack the limbs off monsters—every monster and NPC is as fully simulated as the player. That means they have levels, skills, equipment, faction allegiances, and body parts. So if you have a mutation that lets you, say, psionically dominate a spider, you can traipse through the world as a spider, laying webs and eating things.
  • Pursue allegiances with over 60 factions—apes, crabs, robots, and highly entropic beings—just to name a few.
  • Follow the plot to Barathrum the Old, a sentient cave bear who leads a sect of tinkers intent on restoring technological splendor to Qud.
  • Learn the lore—there's a story in every nook, from legendary items with storied pasts to in-game history books written by plant historians.
  • Die—Caves of Qud is brutally difficult and deaths are permanent. Don't worry, though—you can always roll a new character.

Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Freehold Games, LLC

Goodies
Contents
Standard Edition
Dromad Deluxe Edition
Soundtrack (MP3)
Soundtrack (FLAC)
Soundtrack (WAV)
System requirements
Minimum system requirements:
Recommended system requirements:

Recommended system requirements:

Why buy on GOG.COM?
DRM FREE. No activation or online connection required to play.
Safety and satisfaction. Stellar support 24/7 and full refunds up to 30 days.
Time to beat
43 hMain
70.5 h Main + Sides
503 h Completionist
90 h All Styles

Game length provided by HowLongToBeat

Game details
Genre:
Strategy - Turn-based - Roguelike
Tags:
Indie, Strategy, Story Rich, Exploration, Turn-Based, show 9 more... Science, Pixel Graphics, Open World, Difficult, Roguelike, Procedural Generation, Post-apocalyptic, LGBTQ+, Perma Death
Works on:
Windows (10, 11), Linux (Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04), Mac OS X (10.15+)
Release date:
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Company:
Freehold Games / Freehold Games
Size:
949 MB
Links:
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Game features
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Overlay
Single-player
Languages
English
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text
DLCs
Caves of Qud Soundtrack
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Critics reviews
91
Top Critic Average
100 %
Critics Recommend
OpenCritic Rating
Eurogamerby Christian Donlan
5/5
Densely imagined and as complex as you fancy, this roguelike RPG is brilliant.
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PC Gamerby Jonathan Bolding
94/100
Caves of Qud is a genre-defining achievement in play, story, and roleplaying freedom.
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Metro GameCentral
4.5/5
A staggering achievement in terms of role-playing interactivity and flexibility, that also manages to be both accessible and maintain a fun sense of the absurd.
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Posted on: November 3, 2024

Early Access review

chromancer

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Games: 29 Reviews: 4

gorgeous and weird

Obscurely but beautifully written, strongly reminiscent of Jack Vance.

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Posted on: August 17, 2025

Firehotman123

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Games: 28 Reviews: 1

Fantastic game

Wonderful gameplay experience, cannot wait for more. The kind of game that gets me excited for the prospect of DLC

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Posted on: August 25, 2025

Randomguy406

Verified owner

Games: 24 Reviews: 1

Super engaging top-down roguelike

Not only does this game absolutely ooze charm, it's a brilliant play throughout the whole span. There's a very solid sense of progression that continues throughout the whole experience, and so many new intracacies and objects pop up all the time. It's so fun discovering new items and mechanics every other screen (even if they're trying to kill you!)

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Posted on: October 12, 2025

rickythehat

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Games: 46 Reviews: 1

Complicarted and unforgiving

Enjoyable but nothing is user friendly. Need to review wiki regularly to progress quests.

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Posted on: October 31, 2025

Tamacus

Verified owner

Games: 23 Reviews: 1

In my all time top 3

This is one of the most fascinating games I've ever played. I have over 2000 hours in it, and I am STILL enchanted by it.

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